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Chocolate Squares (Studentenschnitten)

It can be very tricky to translate a German word/sentence, because if you do translate word by word it often does not make any sense. This cake is called Studentenschnitten, which means student slice. This does not sound so great, therefore I will call it simply, Chocolate Squares. You can buy it ready made in Switzerland, and that is what my Mother and everyone else I know used to do-we never made it ourselves…

This recipe is a great way to use up any leftover Christmas cookies and chocolate. I used a simple recipe from a Swiss chef, Annemarie Wildeisen. The base crust, which is similar to a pie crust, is from my Tiptopf cookbook. (She is using a store bought dough)

Chocolate Squares

Base crust (Pie crust):

150g flour

1/4tsp salt

90g butter, cold

2tbsp sugar

1 egg

-Mix together flour and salt. Add butter and with a fork or pastry blender mix until it resembles fine crumbs.

-Add whisked egg and mix dough only until it holds together. Wrap in plastic foil and chill for 30 minutes.

Filling:

300g cookies, finely ground

6 eggs

175g sugar

100g bittersweet chocolate or milk chocolate

175g butter

100g flour

150g hazelnuts or almonds, ground

Chocolate Icing:

150g dark chocolate

40g butter

3tbsp icing sugar

-Whisk together eggs and sugar. In a double boiler melt together chocolate and butter, add to egg mix.